Football Sheikh Also Has Ties to Entrenched Conflict Zones
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The sheikh who conquered soccer – and coddles warlords
The Emirati vice president is best known as the owner of Manchester City soccer club. Behind the scenes, he is called the “handler” guiding his country’s secret foreign wars.
By Declan Walsh and Tariq PanjaWeeks before Sudan erupted into a calamitous civil war, one of the richest men in the Middle East, Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed al Nahyan, received in his sumptuous palace of the Persian Gulf an architect of chaos.Sheik, the younger brother of the powerful ruler of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), is recognized in the West as a collector of superyachts and racing horses, and may be better known as the owner of Mancheste…
The New York Times unveils the role of UAE in backing Ethiopia’s PM Abiy, Sudan’s RSF, Libya’s Khalifa Hifter while buying up Manchester City football club
The Sheikh Who Conquered Soccer and Coddles Warlords The Emirati vice president is best known as the owner of Manchester City, a top English soccer team. Behind the scenes, he has been described as the “handler” guiding his country’s secret foreign wars. Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed al-Nahyan of the United Arab Emirates arriving at Doha International Airport in Qatar in October, in a photograph released by his country’s presidential court.Credit…Eis…
London - Al-Quds Al-Arabi: The New York Times published a report prepared by Declan Walsh and Tariq Banga in which they revealed the important roles of Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan beyond the field of sports. The Emirati vice president is best known as the owner of Manchester City in Britain, but behind the scenes he is known as the “director” of his country’s secret foreign wars. Weeks before the outbreak of the civil war […]
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